Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
Gràcies
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Com estàs?
Good Night
God nat
Bona nit
Good Evening
God aften
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
Bona tarda
Good Morning
God morgen
Bon dia
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Sweden
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Valencian
Where They Speak
Denmark
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
danois
catalan; valencien
German Name
Dänisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Catalan people
Origin
c. 1100 AD
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
dani1284
stan1289
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Danish and Catalan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Danish and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Catalan language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Danish vs Catalan Difficulty
The Danish vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Danish and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.